AI when you buy

Shoppers browse the aisles of a supermarket in downtown Seoul on May 26, as the government announced it would deploy AI in analyzing price statistics to help manage inflation driven by climate risks and supply chain disruptions. [NEWS1] Shoppers browse the aisles of a supermarket in downtown Seoul on May 26 as the government announced it would deploy AI to analyze prices to help manage inflation driven by climate risks and supply chain disruptions. The Ministry of Data and Statistics said it plans to pilot an AI-based real-time price monitoring system by the end of 2026, covering more than 20 product categories including instant noodles, bread, ready-to-eat meals, salt, soy sauce, carbonated drinks, toothpaste and shampoo.